Thursday, August 2, 2012

LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD 2012 IN VIDEOS




From the LEICA CAMERA BLOG


The Leica Oskar Barnack Award, a highly esteemed and coveted international award for high quality reportage photography, has been presented since 1979, the year marking the 100th year anniversary of the birth of Oskar Barnack. This year, there were over 2,800 entries from professional photographers in 101 countries  –  a record number compared to previous years. 


Those given the difficult task of choosing a winner were: Bruce Gilden, Magnum photographer, Stephan Erfurt, Director of the C/O Berlin, ValĂ©rie Fougeirol, Creative Director of the Magnum Gallery in Paris, Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Artistic Director of the Leica Galerie in Salzburg and Brigitte Schaller, Art Director of Leica Fotografie International magazine. 


On July 3, 2012, Leica Camera AG presented the award to US photographer Frank Hallam Day in the course of the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie photographic festival held in Arles, France. They also awarded Polish photographer Piotr Zbierski with the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award. What follows are videos documenting the award ceremony and interviews with the photographers.

For the videos go to:  http://bit.ly/N56Lto



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